DYEING your own hair can be risky and stressful, but during lockdown there is no way to get a proper dye job at a salon.

Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on everyone's manes at the moment. Faux-blondes will be showing give-away roots, and those who are going grey will notice silver streaks starting to creep out. Six weeks and counting in lockdown has been a nightmare for regular salon-goers. Brits have been doing their own blowdries, trims, and colour in a desperate attempt to keep up appearances, but many have always relied on professionals to get the job done.

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Dyeing your hair at home can be daunting.

You will have heard horror stories about a friend of a friend doing a bad DIY job and ending up with green locks.

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Tools

Box dyes won't give you all the tools you need, but have you ever seen a colourist dye your hair without a dye brush?You probably haven't, so why do so many of us go straight in with plastic gloves?Stop squeezing the dye out of the bottle and onto your head, as this will give you a messy final look.Kamila said you need:

2 pair of gloves

A comb

A colour bowl

A brush for colour application

Clips

A towel

Vaseline

Kamila explained: "Apply vaseline or something greasy to your hairline, trying to avoid applying on your hair as that will stop form the colour process in those places.

"To remove dye from the scalp, emulsify a little bit of colour with a tiny bit of water with your fingertips.

"That should get rid of the stain on your scalp or skin too, you’re using colour to remove the colour."

How to dye your hair at home: Using a brush for colour application is essential (Image: Getty)

How to dye your hair at home

Follow Kamila's steps from start to finish.

Step one

Do allergy test 48h before the application to ensure you don't react badly to the dye.

If you are not sure about the shade, you can do a strand test on a little piece of hair.

You should also make sure you wash your hair no less than 24 to 48 hours before you dye your hair.

How to dye your hair at home: Make sure you partition your hair into four sections with clips (Image: Getty)

Step two

Section your hair to make sure you cover every strand in dye.

You want to use the comb end to make one long parting from the top of your head to the bottom at the back.

Then make another parting from ear to ear.

This leaves you with a total of four sections.

Imagine you are drawing a cross shape.

Step three

Cover yourself with the towel.

Apply vaseline around your hairline to protect your skin.

Step four

Put on the first pair of gloves.

You will use the second later when washing your hair.

Step five

It's time to start mixing up the colour.

Follow the directions that came with the packaging.

Step six

Root application

If you just want to cover your roots, start at the bottom sections of the head.

Colour half an inch of the hair, or however much as regrown.

Do this diagonally and move down towards the neck.

When you finish on the back sections do exactly the same at the top going from the bottom to the front.

Colouring the whole head:

If you have virgin hair, you can colour the whole head easily.

Starting from the bottom, take half an inch of the first section.

Again work in diagonal strokes, from the neck and moving upwards.

Apply dye on the ends, leaving one inch of roots uncovered.

After you finish all the sections, You can start applying on the roots.

Follow the same instructions from above.

Wait for the colour to process.

Step seven

Once you have waited for the dye to process, it's time to wash it out.

Start emulsifying the colour on your scalp using your fingertips.

Rinse your hair with warm water and work through it using your hands.

Massage the scalp at the same time.

Step eight

Once the water starts to run clear, apply shampoo and wash your hair as normal.

Wash it with shampoo twice.

When the shampoo foam is white you can rinse everything and stop shampooing.

Step nine

Toweldry your hair and apply a hair mask.

Step ten

Combthe hair mask through and wait ten minutes.

Rinse it off with cooler water to give it extra shine.

Aftercare

Kamila recommends using sulphate-free products in order to make your colour last for as long as possible.

Sulphate-free products will give you that highly sought-after shine that only celebs seem to have.